Power Design

Digital power control and an array of power stages provide the muscle needed to control the latest Intel CPUs.

• ProCool II Power Connector

  Premium chokes and durable capacitors are engineered to resist extreme temperatures, enabling performance that exceeds industry standards.

• Digi+ Power Control

  The Digi+ voltage-regulator module (VRM) is one of the finest in the industry, ensuring ultra-smooth and clean power delivery to the CPU.

• ALLOY CHOKES AND DURABLE CAPACITORS

  High-end chokes and durable capacitors are engineered to resist extreme temperatures, enabling performance that exceeds industry standards.

• Alloy Chokes and Durable Capacitors

  Premium chokes and durable capacitors are engineered to resist extreme temperatures, enabling performance that exceeds industry standards.

Cooling Innovation

• Integrated I/O Cover & VRM Heatsinks

  Connected by an L-shaped heat pipe, the two VRM heatsinks and aluminum I/O cover provide ample mass and surface area to deal with the thermals of Intel’s latest processors.

• Thermal Pads

  Specially engineered thermal pads efficiently transfer heat from the inductor and phase array to the heatsink.

• Triple-decker heatsink

  The new triple-decker heatsink is cleverly designed to stack two M.2 slots, both with Q-Latch and full-size, double-sided heatsinks with thermal pads. And there’s a beefy chipset heatsink at the bottom to deliver great cooling performance.

Cooler by Design

ROG Strix Z690 motherboards feature comprehensive cooling options that are configurable via the Fan Xpert 4 tool in Armoury Crate or within the UEFI BIOS.

• CPU Fan Header

  A dedicated pair of PWM/DC fan headers for CPU coolers

• AIO Pump Fan Header

  A dedicated PWM/DC header for self-contained water-cooling setups

• 4-pin PWM/DC Fan Headers

  Each header supports auto-detection of PWM or DC fans

• M.2 heatsink

  Helps keep M.2 NVMe SSDs at optimum operating temperatures for consistent performance and reliability

• M.2 backplate

  Provides additional heat dissipation to deal with the thermal load of high-performance M.2 NVMe SSDs

ROG Front Panel SATA Card

The ROG Strix Z690-I Gaming WiFi comes with an expansion card that provides additional functionality including four SATA ports, one ARGB lighting header, and connectors for a front panel header and a PC speaker. This efficient use of space enables builders to construct some of the most compact PC builds with full feature, or could also connect the power button via the 2-pin Power_BTN onboard for even more compact builds.

• 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

• 1 x Addressable Gen 2 header

• 1 x Front panel header

• 1 x Speaker header

DUAL THUNDERBOLT™ 4 PORTS

Mini-ITX systems often find homes in entertainment centers for HTPC duty. The ROG Strix Z690-I Gaming WiFi stands ready with dual Thunderbolt™ 4 USB C ports on the rear I/O panel whose bidirectional 40 Gbps connectors can handle two external 4K displays at once, plus a variety of other compatible accessories.

Networking

• WIFI 6E

  Onboard WiFi 6E technology takes advantage of the newly available radio spectrum in the 6 GHz band. It provides up to three times the bandwidth of the 5 GHz band and up to seven 160 MHz bands to deliver ultrafast wireless networking speeds and improved capacity as well as better performance in dense wireless environments.

  *WiFi 6E availability and features are dependent on regulatory limitations and co-existence with 5 GHz WiFi.

  Learn more about the ASUS WiFi 6E ecosystem.

• Intel^® 2.5 Gb Ethernet

  Onboard 2.5 Gb Ethernet gives your wired connection a boost, delivering up to 2.5X the speed of standard Ethernet connections for faster file transfers, low-lag gaming and high-resolution video streaming.

SUPREMEFX

ROG SupremeFX is a unique blend of hardware and software that provides superior audio. In ROG Strix Z690-I Gaming WiFi, SupremeFX features the ALC4080 codec to increase playback resolution from 192 kHz to 384 kHz across all channels. The front-panel output is streamed through a highly integrated Savitech amplifier that’s capable of driving of a wide variety of gaming headsets and high-fidelity headphones.

• Audio path isolation

  Specially designed circuit separation filters out electromagnetic interference from the motherboard and anything directly attached to it.

• Savitech SV3H712 amplifier

  The integrated Savitech amplifier greatly improves THD+N performance from 72 to 83 dB, cleaning up distortion and noise for a clean, pristine sound.

• Premium audio capacitors

  Carefully selected components produce a warm and natural sound with exceptional clarity and fidelity.

UNDENIABLY ROG STRIX

The ROG Strix Z690-I Gaming WiFi design language is defined by futuristic grids and meshes that may seem low-key at first, until users gaze upon the lower left-hand corner that glows with an iridescent grid pattern.

DIY Friendly

• HEATSINK DESIGN WITH EASY DIY IN MIND

  To enable a smooth DIY experience, two stacked M.2 slots are secured by a connector and a set of screws.

• M.2 Q-LATCH

  The innovative Q-Latch makes it easy to install or remove an M.2 SSD without the need for specific tools. The design employs a simple locking mechanism to secure the drive and neatly eliminate traditional screws.

• CLR CMOS BUTTON

  A quick press of the Clr CMOS button helps reset BIOS settings. It can also be used to reboot the PC if incorrect BIOS settings have been selected.

  BIOS FLASHBACK™ BUTTON

  BIOS FlashBack™ is the simplest and safest way to update BIOS. Simply drop the (UEFI) BIOS file onto a FAT32-formatted USB stick, and plug it into the USB BIOS FlashBack port and press the button. Updates can even be performed without having memory or a CPU installed.

• Q-LED

  Onboard LEDs indicate power status or issues with the CPU, memory, graphics card or boot device.